Journal-box.



PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

G. L. GOURSON. JOURNAL BOX. APPLICATION IILED NOV. 2, 1905.

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JOURNAL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented July 24, 1906.

Application fil d November 2,1905- Serial No. 285,631.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. GoURsoN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Pit".

cairn, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal- Boxes, of ,which the following is a specification. 7

My invention relates to improvements in journal-boxes; and the object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple and efiective device for keeping the waste in the journal-box from working toward the front or outer end or opening of the box. I have illustrated the invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through the box. Fig. 2 is a transverse section.

In the drawings, the box, excepting as hereinafterspecified, is or may be of the ordinary or any desired construction and is only shown sufficiently in detail to illustrate the present invention, and. the end of the car-axle is shown in dotted lines. The box is indicated at 3 and the axle at 4, the o ening through eing indicated at 5. When a car is in motion, there is always more or less movement of the box longitudinally with relation to the axle, and this Working backward and forward of the arts tends to force the waste outward, leavin no waste at the inner end. It is desirab e that the waste should not only be prevented from working outward, but, on the contrary, should be forced inward and kept in a more or less packed condition. I have found that this result may be accomplished in an extremely simple, economic, and efficient manner by providin upon the bottom of the box a lurality 0 steps or inclined ridges 6, which have surfaces 6, facin toward the outer end of the box, of very s ight or gradual inclination, and inner faces 6", facing the inner end of the box, of much more abrupt inclination. A convenient arrangement of these steps is shown in the drawings, in which they are arranged in two rows one upon each side of the center and formed integral with the box; but I cannot limit myself to this precise arrangement.

From the foregoing descri tion it is thought that the operation of t e invention will be obvious, as in the working of the box and axle longitudinally of each other the less abrupt inclination of the surfaces 6 will permit the waste to ride gradually over said surfa'ce, while the more abrupt surfaces 6 will prevent its working back again. Thus the waste will be automatically kept pressed against the inner end of the box.

It is desirable that the waste should not only be prevented from workin outward from under the journal, but shou d be kept directly under and up a ainst the entire length of the journal at alI times. The less abrupt inclination of the surface 6 will permit the waste to rise gradually toward said surface, forcing the waste against the journal, while the more abrupt surfaces will prevent the waste from working forward from under the journal. Thus the waste will be automatically kept from settling away from journal and from working toward front and away from rear of journal, keeping the journal lubricated the entire length at all times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. Arailway j ournal-box having a plurality of transverse ridges or flanges carried by the battom of the box, said ridges inclining toward the inner end of the box, substantially as described.

2. Arailway journal-box having a plurality of ridges 0r flanges in the lower part of the box, said ridges having their opposite sides of different degrees of inclination, said inclined sides extending transversely of the axle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. COURSON. Witnesses:

JAMES SMITH,

JOHN F. COURSON. 

